Street-car fender.



J. JUOHNIEWIGZ;

STREET GAR FENDER. APPLIUATIOH FILED MAR. 29, 1912. f 1,034,247. r VPatented July 30,1912.

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STREET GAR FENDER.

AlPLIOATIOH FILED MAR. 29, 1912.

Patented July 30, 1912.

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JAN aucnmnwroz, or WHEA'LLAND, lEENNSYLVANIA.

STREET-CAR FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1912.

Application filed March 29, 1912. Serial No. 687,025.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAN J UOI-INIEWIOZ, a

subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Wheatland, in the county ofMercer and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and usefulImprovements in Street-Car Fenders, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had there in to the accompanying drawing.a

This invention relates to street car fenders, and my invention aims toprovide a fender that has a yieldable section for preventing pedestriansfrom being injured when contacting with the fender, the yieldablesection being capable of assuming a substantially horizontal posit-ionfor supporting a person until the car is stopped.

My invention further aims to accomplish the above results by amechanical construction that will be hereinafter specifically de scribedand then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawings wherein there is illustrated apreferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood thatthe structural elements are susceptible to such variations as fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the fender. Fig. 2 is acentral longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of aportion of the fender. Fig. 4; a perspective view of the supportingframe. Fi g. 5 is a similar view of a bearing frame and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of a yieldable frame, and Fig. 7 is a sectional viewillustrating the fender in its tripped position.

The reference numeral 1 denotes the forward platform of a car andsecured to said platform are angle brackets 2 formed integral with thecurved arms 3 of an inclined supporting frame, said frame having theside arms thereof connected by bars 4 and 5. These bars, intermediatethe ends thereof are connected by a bar 6 that is slotted as at 7. Theouter edges of the arm 3 have vertical flanges 8 provided withlongitudinal slots 9 and openings 10.

Arranged upon the supporting frame is a rectangular bearing frame 11having a web 12 provided with a longitudinal slot 13 and a block 14. Theforward end of the bearing frame 11 is apertured, as at 15, and providedwith side bearing lugs 16.

Arranged upon the bearing frame 11 is a rectangular yieldable frame 17having a net 18. The forward edge of the yieldable frame is serrated ortoothed, as at 19, and provided wit-h apertured lugs 20. The rear end ofthe yieldable frame 17 has side pins 21 that extend into the slots 9 ofthe flanges 8 of the supporting frame.

The manner of connecting the frames together is best seen by referenceto Figs. 2 and 3. The apertured lugs 16 and 20 are connected by cranks22. Extending into the slot 7 of the supporting frame and the slot 13 ofthe bearing frame are the ends 23 of a spring that is carried bydepending apertured lugs 24: arranged upon the under side of the bar 5ofthe supporting frame. The looped portion 25 of said spring extendsover the block 14:, thereby preventing the bearing frame from becomingaccidentally displaced relatively to the supporting frame. Additionalsprings 26 are employed for the same purpose, these springs having theends thereof mounted in the openings 15 of the bearing frame 11 and inthe openings 27 of the bars 5 of the supporting frame.

Mounted in the openings 10 of the flanges 8 are the rear convolutions ofcoiled compression springs 28, said springs having the forwardconvolutions thereof connected to the rear edge of the yieldable. frame17. These springs allow the yieldable frame to slide rearwardly when apedestrian contacts with the same, and a rearward movement of said framecauses the frame to elevate and assume a horizontal position with thecranks 22 in a vertical position. The springs 26 assist in retaining theyieldable frame in this position until the car can be stopped and thepedestrian removed from the fender.

What I claim is:

1. A fender comprising a supporting frame having side flanges, a bearingframe arranged upon said supporting frame, a yieldable frame slidablymounted upon said bearing frame and having side pins extending into theside flanges of said supporting frame, a net carried by the saidyieldable frame, cranks connecting the forward end of said yieldableframe to the forward end of said bearing frame, and coiled compressionsprings connected to the flanges of said supporting frame and to therear edge of said yieldable frame.

2. A fender comprising a supporting frame having side flanges, a bearingframe arranged upon said supporting frame, a

yieldable frame slidably mounted upon said yieldable frame, and springsconnecting 10 hearing frame and having side pins extendsaid supportingframe and said bearing ing into the side flanges of said supportingframe.

frame, a net carried by the said yieldable In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature frame, cranks connecting the forward end in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

of said yielda-ble frameto the forward end JAN J UCHN IEVVICZ.

of said bearing frame, coiled compression v springs connected to theflanges of said supporting frame and to the rear edge of said WitnessesJUSTYN BLAZEWIG, KONSTANTY KULNiR.

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